Beasts as Pets, Eyesight to Rival Madara!

Tekka Uchiha drew the short blade at his waist and roared.

"Understood! We'll blast those Kumogakure bastards until not even their ashes remain!"

Ren turned to Fugaku Uchiha and continued issuing tactical orders.

"Fugaku, lead the clan's elite shinobi and follow right behind them."

"Once the Temple Formation's bombardment is over, you'll be responsible for clearing out the surviving enemies. If you encounter anyone alive, kill them immediately and completely cripple Kumogakure's combat capability!"

Fugaku suddenly understood, clenching both fists tightly.

This tactic was practically dimensional suppression!

There was no need to expend the Mangekyō Sharingan's ocular power on a war of attrition. They could simply use the artillery advantage of the Temple Formation to carry out a one-sided massacre!

With the tactical arrangements complete, Ren changed the subject.

"Besides wiping out Kumogakure's main force, we have an even more important objective in this battle!"

Ren looked toward the elder standing to one side and issued a loud command.

"Elder, collect every sealing scroll in the entire village. Don't leave a single one behind. Bring them all to the front line!"

The elder froze, his face filled with confusion.

"Clan Leader, what are we taking so many sealing scrolls to the front line for? Are we planning to seal the enemy's corpses?"

"Corpses? What would I want that trash for?"

Ren burst out laughing.

"I want you to use them to carry money!"

"Carry money?!" Everyone present widened their eyes and looked at one another.

"That's right!"

Ren slapped the table beside him,

"As one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kumogakure has filled its treasury over the years by accepting high-paying missions and plundering everywhere. It's packed with vast amounts of gold, silver, jewelry, and rare resources!"

"Our Uchiha Clan is about to develop the Hundred Arts Pavilion and carry out comprehensive reforms. What do we lack the most? Money!"

Ren stared directly at the entire clan and proclaimed loudly,

"In this battle, we're going to empty Kumogakure's treasury completely! We'll seize all their vast resources and bring them back!"

"We'll sustain ourselves through war. We'll use Kumogakure's money to solve our Uchiha Clan's most urgent financial problems and support the glorious development of our entire clan!"

The Uchiha clansmen began shouting.

"Empty Kumogakure! Seize their entire treasury!"

"Let them experience what it feels like to lose everything!"

The Uchiha clansmen could hardly wait to charge into Kumogakure right then and there.

Watching the frenzied clansmen, the elder swallowed hard.

He took a step forward with the support of his cane and voiced his concern.

"Clan Leader, both the tactics and the plundering plan are practically flawless. But..."

Cold sweat appeared on the elder's forehead.

"But Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage and that Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B, will never sit by and watch us bombard their positions!"

"The Raikage's speed is unrivaled in the Shinobi World, and the Eight-Tails is a monster with an enormous amount of chakra. Ten Thousand Lightning is effective against ordinary shinobi, but it can't kill them!"

The elder's words cooled the frenzy in the hall.

Everyone understood that these two were the true source of Kumogakure's confidence.

Facing the frightened gazes of the crowd, Ren stood on the high platform, the corner of his mouth curling into an arrogant, icy smile.

"The Raikage and a Tailed Beast?"

Ren began walking slowly down the steps.

"Buzz—!"

The black eyes in his sockets transformed into scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan. Three black blade-like patterns, joined end to end, began to rotate.

Ren swept his gaze across the hall, his voice echoing through it.

"I'll deal with them!"

"It's time to tell the entire Shinobi World that Tailed Beasts have always been pets of our Uchiha Family!"

The moment those words fell, the entire hall was stunned!

The elder's cane slipped from his hand with a clatter and hit the floor, his mouth hanging wide open.

Tekka Uchiha, Nanami Uchiha, and the other Temple captains stood rooted to the spot.

Pets?!

Those were Tailed Beasts—the ultimate strategic weapons regarded by the Five Great Shinobi Villages, capable of easily leveling an entire mountain range!

Yet in Lord Ren's mouth, they were merely pets?!

Fugaku Uchiha staggered back two steps.

He stared at Ren's Mangekyō, which radiated a red glow.

"Ren... you... you said pets? That's the Eight-Tails! The perfect Jinchuriki that even the Third Raikage had to risk his life to barely suppress back then!"

Looking at Fugaku, Ren burst out laughing.

"Fugaku, your horizons are too narrow!"

Ren looked directly into Fugaku's eyes and presented the entire clan with a fact.

"Do you think the Mangekyō Sharingan in my eyes is just an ordinary Mangekyō?"

Ren raised his hand and pointed at his own eyes.

"After awakening the Mangekyō, the ocular power in these eyes has already reached its limit!"

"I don't possess the incredible recovery ability of the Eternal Mangekyō that Madara Uchiha obtained by fusing the eyes of his closest kin."

Ren's voice rose, shaking the entire hall.

"But! In terms of ocular power's strength and dominance alone, I'm already no weaker than Madara Uchiha was back then!"

Ocular power to rival Madara Uchiha!!!

Fugaku's mind went blank.

Who was Madara Uchiha? He was the legend of the Uchiha Clan—the peerless monster who could treat the Nine-Tails like a summoned beast and ride it beneath his feet, while contending with the God of the Shinobi World, Hashirama, for supremacy!

"With ocular power of this level, controlling a mere Eight-Tails will be effortless!"

Ren swept out his hand, radiating supreme dominance.

"Back then, Madara Uchiha could command the Nine-Tails like a dog. Today, I can pin the Eight-Tails to the ground and grind it into submission."

"I'll make Kumogakure watch with their own eyes as the ultimate weapon they're so proud of loses even the right to resist before my eyes!"

These words completely dispelled every concern within the clan!

"Ocular power to rival Lord Madara! He can control Tailed Beasts!"

"My god! Our Uchiha are truly going to become invincible!"

The clansmen fell into utter madness, and their worship of Ren reached a blind peak.

Just as the entire clan's blood was boiling and they were preparing to make a grand move,

Uchiha Shisui stepped forward.

Although he was equally awed by Ren's dominance, he still maintained a clear head.

"Clan Leader!" Shisui knelt on one knee, his expression extremely solemn.

"You're leading our main force on an expedition against Kumogakure, so Konoha's rear will inevitably be left empty!"

Shisui raised a concern.

"That old dog Shimura Danzō and those people in the Konoha Leadership won't let this opportunity pass."

"Once we engage in battle at the front, they'll very likely stab us in the back and attack the elderly, women, and children remaining in our clan's territory!"

Shisui's concern brought everyone back to their senses.

Ren looked at Shisui kneeling on the ground and nodded.

"Shisui, it's good that you thought of this."

Ren reached out and helped Shisui to his feet.

"That's why I never intended to take you or Fugaku to the front line from the beginning."

"What?!" Shisui and Fugaku were both stunned.

Ren looked directly at Shisui.

"Shisui, I'm entrusting you with the important task of staying behind to guard the clan's territory!"

"I want you to anchor yourself in the Uchiha territory with your Mangekyō Sharingan."

"As long as you're there, your power will be a sharp sword hanging over the heads of the Konoha Leadership!"

Shisui's entire body trembled. He nodded heavily and shouted,

"Understood! Even if Shisui is reduced to dust, I will never let anyone take a single step into the clan's territory!"

Ren turned and looked at Fugaku and several elders.

"Fugaku, you were the clan leader for many years, so you know the political methods of the Konoha Leadership like the back of your hand."

"You'll remain here to command the rear! Elder, Second Elder, use your decades of political experience to give Fugaku your full support!"

Ren issued his final absolute order.

"Your mission is to keep Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi in check! Use your experience and methods to keep all their plots and schemes outside our gates!"

"If Danzo dares to make any suspicious move, if Root dares to stretch out even half a claw..."

The killing intent in Ren's eyes erupted without restraint.

"Don't ask for my permission. Crush them directly! Use your experience to keep Danzo in check and ensure the rear remains secure!"